title: Self-reported personality variability across the social network is associated with interpersonal dysfunction.
abstract: We describe 2 studies (n=52 and n=82) examining variability in perceptions of personality using a social network methodology. Undergraduate participants completed self-report measures of personality and interpersonal dysfunction and then subsequently reported on their personalities with each of 30 members of their social networks. Results across the 2 studies found substantial variability in participants' perceived personalities within their social networks. Measures of interpersonal dysfunction were associated with the amount of variability in dyadic ratings of personality, specifically Agreeableness and Openness to Experience. Results suggest that personality variability across interpersonal contexts may be an important individual difference related to social behavior and dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA. alclifton@vassar.edu
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Kuper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010556:Personality Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult